The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-01-13
MSCELLANEO0s STATE MAI1ERA

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by having it caught in machinery in a
laundry.
BY the end of the year final proof had
been made ON 16, 600 acres OF government
land in the northern half OF Antelope
county before the clerk of the district
court at Neigh. This is equal to 100
farms Of 160 acres each.
nuMui.S Come Oh IL SCANDAL case in Hast
ings. The savor talk is made up of the
usual Ingredients. an intriguing villain, a
too susceptible wife, n confiding husband, a
ruined home and a letter threatening the
villain with n coat of tar and feathers.
A FIRE occurred in the b. q NJ. head
quarters building at Omaha the other
night, entailing q loss OF 500, 600.
THE citizens OF Atkinson have organized
a board of trade.
EWING claims to have shipped more hogs
than any other point west of Norfolk.
GRAND ISLAND has a good prospect OF
securing n glucose, sugar and starch factory
to cost 500, 600, and employ $50 hands.
PLAINvIEw wants more houses. Families
are boarding in hotels for lack OF dwellings.
GRAND ISLAND is rejoicing over her bright
ming prospects in a manufacturing point
Of view.
PLATTsMOUTH makes a very creditable
showing Of the years progress. the total
amount expended being 1888, S25.
I~NDIANoLA's improvement record for the
past yea amounts to 500, 600, with SO
,nr cent increase in population.
THE postofiice at Blair was broken into
on the night OF the 9Th, the safe blown
riAed. About $500 in stamps, some money
ana twelve registered packages for local de-
livery were taken. The contents OF the
packages are not known. This is the sec
ond time in a year hat this office has been
robbed, each time done in the same man
ner.
iHE Sidney Telegraph learns OF a settler
living on the north divide who makes a
practice OF eating and killing prairie dogs.
This is an example that might well be fol.
lowed by many people living on the west
ern plains. The flesh OF the prairie dog is
very white ard tender, and as he lives al
most wholly on grass and roots. there is no
known reason why he should not be eaten.
This is a case OF everything in the name.
If these animals had been called prairie
squirrels instead of prairie dogs they
would not be as numerous in the west as
they are now, because people would have
Judged from their names that they were
good to eat, and q trial would have CON
vinced them that their judgment was cor
rect.
BEATRICE does not propose to be behind
the times and will organize a tobogsan
Climb
A LINCOLN special says: Pat O'Hawes
been in the city for a few days confer
ring with the attorney general in reference
to the draft he holds which belongs to the
state. Til obstinacy that Mr.. O'Hawes
has exhibited for several weeks in refusing
to turn the money over to the
governor has at last died away, and ne
viii now turn it over and trust to the legis-
lature for reimbursement.
THE Elkhorn is in the field pushing sur
veys southwest from Fremont. One OF
these lines taps David City. another Sew
ard, while a third goes in the ~neighborhood
OF Ulysses. 1t is understood hat the OBJ
point is Hastings.
The prese nee OF wild geese in the north
ern part Of Che state at this season is, &C
cording to the 'old inhabitant," Indicative
OF a short winter.
MIR. GARRIGAN, an engineer on the Chi
Milwaukee, st. Paul & Omaha, has
been shot at three different occasions dur
ing the past three months while running
through the big Wixer cut between Craig
and Tekanah, and he feels hat his posi-
ton is becoming quite ticklish.
The gross receipts dfthe Fremont post
office for the third and fourth quarters OF
the year were S6,362.
THE new Brownell hall colfcgcsat Omaha
thrown open for students on the 4th
inst.
SUITS have been instituted against
Sturtevant and Jackson, ex -treas-
urers OF Nance county, for the recovery Ct
ggregaiing $4,000 claimed to be due
the county from them.
A PECULIAR accident happened in Omaha
the other day. \ man named Yerga, en-
in the packing house OF Harris G.
was dangerously injured by becom-
ing suspended from a meat hook in one of
the departments of the house. The hook
him in the left jaw and forced it's
way through the skin into his mouth. He
excruciating agony until a physi-
clan was called and relieved him.
e.. 7. HoRN has been appointed superin-
OF the eastern division OF the Ere
mont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad,
with headquarters at Norfolk. Supt.
was formerly a conductor on the
road and is a railroad man OF ability and
experience.
HERMAN NATEAsTADT, for several years a |
maker and blacksmith at Columbus,
has made a jump for a more congenial /
lime, leaving many creditors anxious as |
to his whereabouts.
FIFrY-NINE marriage licenses were issued
n Pierce county last year.